mandorla
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian mandorla. Doublet of almond and amygdala.
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Noun edit
mandorla (plural mandorlas)
- A vesica piscis-shaped aureola that surrounds the figures of Christ and the Virgin Mary, or represents God the Father (who is not traditionally depicted) in traditional Eastern Christian art.
- 2005, Andreas Andreopoulos, Metamorphosis: The Transfiguration in Byzantine Theology and Iconography:
- In addition, the mandorla may be considered on a more primal level as an archetypically ritual shape that transcends conscious and intentional symbolism, thus falling under the category of the mandala.
Translations edit
A vesica piscis-shaped aureola
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mandorla f
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This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Italian mandorla. Doublet of améndoa.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mandorla f (plural mandorlas)
References edit
- “mandorla” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Further reading edit
- “mandorla” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *amandula, from Latin amygdala, from Ancient Greek ἀμυγδάλη (amugdálē).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mandorla f (plural mandorle)
- almond (fruit/nut)
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Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- mandorla on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian mandorla.
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mandorla f
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Declension of mandorla
Further reading edit
- mandorla in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: man‧dor‧la
Noun edit
mandorla f (plural mandorlas)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mandorla f (plural mandorlas)
Further reading edit
- “mandorla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish edit
Noun edit
mandorla c
Declension edit
Declension of mandorla | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | mandorla | mandorlan | mandorlor | mandorlorna |
Genitive | mandorlas | mandorlans | mandorlors | mandorlornas |